Pembrokeshire County Council signed up to the Twf Welsh Language at Work Charter on Wednesday, 5 August, formalising a new employer commitment to growing the use of Welsh among its staff and within its services.
The Twf Charter, developed by TUC Cymru, provides a structured framework through which employers, trade unions and employees can work together to create genuinely bilingual workplaces. Its focus is practical: increasing the number of opportunities for council workers to learn Welsh, develop existing language skills, and use the language as a matter of course in their day-to-day roles.
For Pembrokeshire, a county with a significant Welsh-speaking population concentrated in its northern communities, the commitment carries real local weight. The council is among the county's largest employers, and embedding Welsh language use in its workforce could have a broad reach across the services residents rely on.
The Charter sets out an ambition for linguistic equality in the workplace, aiming to ensure that Welsh speakers and learners feel equally supported and encouraged throughout their careers, rather than treating the language as an optional extra.
Council Chairman Cllr Delme Harries said: "We are delighted to sign the Twf Charter and further strengthen our commitment to the Welsh language within Pembrokeshire County Council."
The adoption of the Charter also sits within the Welsh Government's Cymraeg 2050 strategy, which has set a national target of one million Welsh speakers and seeks to encourage greater everyday use of the language across public life.
Further information about the Twf Charter and TUC Cymru's work on bilingual workplaces is available at tucrymru.org.uk.
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